disipavsdisiparConfusable pair

Which to use

“disipa” and “disipar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,701
“disipa” frequency rank
#32,621
“disipar” frequency rank
77322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disipa disipar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de disipar. Esparcir o extender en varias direcciones de forma paulatina las partes que forman un cuerpo por aglomeración

Where the eye mixes disipa and disipar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. disipa runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against disipar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
disipa
7 ch
disipar

Look-alike desk: disipa vs disipar

A purely visual mix-up. disipa ([d̪iˈsipa]) and disipar ([d̪isiˈpaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “disipa” sits inside “disipar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disipa is recorded at frequency rank #44,701, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈsipa]. disipar is at rank #32,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isiˈpaɾ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 77322, this pair ranks #16,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of disipa vs disipar

Shared letters: adips. Private to "disipa": -. Private to "disipar": r.

"disipa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "disipar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disipa ← ddisipa · dicipa · diispa · disiap · disippa · dispia · dissipa · dsiipa
  • disipar ← ddisipar · dicipar · diispar · disiapr · disiparr · disippar · disipra · dispiar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "disipa" for "disipar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈsipa] versus [d̪isiˈpaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "disipa" vs "disipar" - which ranks higher?
"disipar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,621 in our Spanish list, against #44,701 for "disipa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disipa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disipar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disipa" and "disipar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimita vs disipa". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #16,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list